Toyota/Save Mart 250 One Liners

For each race, I like to do one-liners about each driver, going over how hot/cold they are, how they'll do in this race, etc. This week is no different.

1. Kasey Kahne #9- Driver with most momentum, won second pole in three weeks. Hasn't done well on road-courses in past, but looks to know way around.

2. Jimmie Johnson #48- Johnson is coming off a few good weeks, but hasn't done well at Sonoma in his past.

3. Kurt Busch #2- Needs to continue to climb in standings, good week to gain momentum. Has three top-fives at Infineon.

4. Bobby Labonte #42- Has experience at road-courses, can use it to have good week and possibly make a tiny run.

5. Jeff Gordon #24- Has five wins at Sonoma, is good bet to win again starting high up. Could really use a good race.

6. Elliot Sadler #19- Has never finished in top-five at Sonoma, thinks team is better than 26th in standings.

7. Marcos Ambrose #21- Making first start, knows way around road-courses. Has been one of the best cars all weekend, should be able to have good finish.

8. Robby Gordon #7- Unsponsored for this week, but has won once at Sonoma and is one of best road-course drivers. Isn't afraid to pass on short turns.

9. Ryan Newman #12- Has done well on road-courses in the past, needs a good run to get back into Chase picture, or he'll leave Penske.

10. Greg Biffle #16- Coming off bad week, almost has new contract. Has some good finishes at Sonoma, but isn't very good on road-courses.

11. Terry Labonte #45- Filling in for Kyle Petty, has lots of experience at track. Could be up there at the end, as he knows the track well.

12. Carl Edwards #99- Doing double-duty this weekend. Hasn't been good at road-courses, and wants to get out with decent finish.

13. Denny Hamlin #11- Starting to slip a little, has done well in small sample size on road-courses.

14. Boris Said #80- Specialist making first Cup start of year, has had good car all weekend. Should be able to have top-ten finish.

15. Dale Earndhardt Jr. #88- Coming off big win with momentum, hates this track. Just wants to keep point position and get to next race.

16. Dave Blaney #22- Is horrendous at road-courses, having awful season despite new contract being given to him.

17. Sam Hornish Jr. #77- Spun out in practice, has experience at road-courses in IRL, but not with heavy cars. Coming off good week, might be rookie of year.

18. Jamie McMurray #26- Not very good at Sonoma, but has looked good in practice. Needs a good race to get out of the twenties.

19. Clint Bowyer #07- Doing double-duty, has been good at road-courses in past. Starting to slide, needs race to get back on track.

20. Jeff Burton #31- Mr. Consistent has finished in top-ten in each race in 2008, hasn't made much noise at Infineon, but has five top-ten's.

21. Juan Montoya #42- Won race last year in rookie season, knows track very well. Absolutely needs race to try to get his team back and get back into contention.

22. Ron Fellows #00- Specialist filling in for Regan Smith, good in practice. Team wants him to get car into top thirty owner-points.

23. Casey Mears #5- Whispers starting to come up about him being ousted at Hendrick, hasn't done much at Sonoma in career.

24. Joe Nemechek #78- Hasn't done well at road-courses in his career.

25. Martin Truex Jr #1- Hasn't won in a while now, and needs to do a little more to make the Chase. He's inexperienced on road-courses.

26. Brian Vickers #83- Has been having better runs lately, including last week. Hasn't done anything at this track.

27. Scott Pruett #41- Specialist filing in for Reed Sorenson to get the team in a better position to make each race. Car doesn't look too good.

28. Max Papis #66- Specialist filling in at Haas CNC Racing.

29. Paul Menard #15- Making first start at track, doesn't even have top ten in season yet.

30. Kyle Busch #18- Point's leader rightfully skipped Nationwide race to focus on this one. Has top ten at Sonoma, looked pretty good in practice.

31. David Gilliland #38- Has been consistent in middle-pack all year. Has done poorly at track, but was third fastest in Happy Hour.

32. Kevin Harvick #29- Is yet to win this season. One of best NASCAR regulars on road-courses, car looked better in practice today. Surprising that he's back so far, might not be able to come back from it.

33. Matt Kenseth #17- Has momentum coming into this week and is making a bit of a run. This race could stop that, he isn't good at road-courses and qualified poorly.

34. Michael McDowell #00- Getting chance with NAPA sponsoring him. Making first career run on road-course.

35. Michael Waltrip(will start in back) #55- Looking for anything positive in this season, hasn't had a top ten. Lots of experience on road-courses, one top five at this track.

36. AJ Allmendinger(will start in back) #84- Has run much better in the last few races, making his eighth start, first at a road-course. Shouldn't go much past his starting spot at rear of field.

37. Patrick Carpentier #10- Rookie has experience on road-courses in other series.

38. David Ragan #6- Only ten points away from getting into top twelve. Doesn't have much road-course experience, has looked very bad this weekend.

39. Tony Stewart #20- Still looking for first win. Has won twice at track, six at road-courses. Usually very good, but was awful in qualifying. Looked better in practice, could move through field quickly.

40. Aric Almirola #8- Needs to show DEI that he's a long-term answer. Making first start at road-course.

41. Travis Kvapil #28- Having a good season, eighteenth in points. Could actually sniff the Chase. Not much experience on road-courses.

42. David Reutimann #44- Slipping in standings. Making first start at road-course.

43. Brian Simo #34- Specialist who has a top ten at this track.